Promising Practices
The Promising Practices database informs professionals and community members about documented approaches to improving community health and quality of life.
The ultimate goal is to support the systematic adoption, implementation, and evaluation of successful programs, practices, and policy changes. The database provides carefully reviewed, documented, and ranked practices that range from good ideas to evidence-based practices.
Learn more about the ranking methodology.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Civic Engagement, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The mission of Asistencia para Latinos is to empower the Latino community towards self-sufficiency through service, education, advocacy, and inter-agency collaboration. The Winds of Change is a movement developed by Asistencia para Latinos to address the issues of cultural isolation and language barriers presented by the new population of immigrants coming to the rural resort areas of Colorado.
Filed under Good Idea, Education / Student Performance K-12, Children, Teens
The goal of the program is to match high school students to elementary school students in a mentoring relationship.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Urban
The goal of VetNet is to improve communication between animal health professionals and the public health infrastructure.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Children
The goal of the WHACK the Flu project was to provide strategies for children to employ to reduce the transmission of communicable diseases to their families and other contacts.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Children's Health, Children
Youth Fit for Life aims to increase physical activity among children enrolled in after-school care programs.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Urban
Access to Care aims to meet primary health care needs of low-income uninsured individuals.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Oral Health, Children
The goal of the Arizona Dental Sealant Program is to reduce dental caries in children.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health, Children, Families
The goal of Babies Can't Wait is to guarantee access to early intervention services for infants and toddlers with special needs.
Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Investment & Personal Finance, Adults, Families, Urban
The goal of Banking on the Future is to help low-income residents achieve financial stability.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity, Children, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
The goal of the Bay Area SCORES program is to reduce obesity, increase physical fitness, and manage cardiovascular health-related risks while improving academic performance in children between the ages of 6 and 12 through soccer, creative expression, service learning, “hip hop for health,” and creative writing.